kamau bell. i bumped into him in the cnn scene room recently fondling his emmy, and i asked him, "kamau, if you could go anywhere on earth for like a mash-up episode of my show and yours, where would that be?" he said kenya. so, here we are, "united shades unknown" or "parts united." scratch that. that doesn't sound good. "america's shadiest parts." no, that doesn't work either. "unknown shades of --" ♪ i took a walk through this beautiful world ♪ ♪ felt the cool rain on my shoulder ♪ ♪ found something good in this beautiful world ♪ ♪ i felt the rain getting colder ♪ ♪ sha la la la la sha la la la la la ♪ ♪ sha la la la la sha la la la la la la ♪ ♪ >> anthony: first time on this continent? >> kamau: yes. >> anthony: i'm going to be teasing you relentlessly about this by the way. >> kamau: that's fine, please, please. yes. as a african-american, there's a lot of talk about going back to this thing the "motherland." >> anthony: and look, a seriously radicalizing experience for african-american comi

>> kamau: what a [ bleep ] hole.ing to feel like i have come home, you know? and yeah, there is a sense that there is this diasporic connection, even though i did not come from kenya, you know? it's nice to have that connection. even if the frame that that connection was built through was colonialism. even though that's not -- it's the good part of colonialism. it brings people together. >> anthony: i don't know. it should kind of me compulsory viewing for -- if you ever run for president, this should be compulsory viewing. >> kamau: at the very least, i do think that a lot of perspectives will be opened up, a lot of minds will be changed. you know, this is on a very personal note, like the idea that i'm sitting here with you doing this now, knowing where my life and career have come, it's pretty cool. >> anthony: that's about as meta as it gets. >> kamau: yeah, no, it's just like every now and again i have this like, "whose life is this?" >> anthony: i will tell you, i got 17 [ bleep ] years and i -- actually, as so

my mom went to kenya when i was a kid, kamau is a kenyan name. we're not from kenya but i felt a connection. so it was something that was going to happen. one day i'll go. i've been watching tony since before he was cnn. i was sitting on my girlfriend's now wife's couch saying i want to do that. so when he said we should do something together i was like i'll leave today. >> it's one of his funniest episodes because you're funny and the two of you played off each other but it was poignant. there is one fantastic scene of you in the wilderness sitting on the red sox looking out on to the horizon and the camera pulls way back and you're having a very profound conversation. we'll play a bit of it. >> the other thing i'm aware of is that on this trip is that that thing about not wanting to feel like i have come home and yet there is a sense that there is this diasporaic connection even though i didn't come from here. it's nice to have the connection even if the frame the connection was built through was colonialism. even though that's not -- it's the

kamau bell!se ) ( band playing ) >> stephen: nice shirt. ♪ ♪ >> stephen: hey, good to see you again! >> thank you, thanks for having me. >> stephen: it's been a little bit. that's yours-- that's yours in case you need to hydrate. i saw you reaching for it. >> thank you, yeah, yeah, yeah. >> stephen: i keep mine hidden over here, so the guests can't get at it. ( laughter ) now, i have to point out. your t-shirt there is very interesting. it says: "'yes, he's a racist.' me, 2017." ( laughter ) >> yes, yes. >> stephen: is the "me" you? >> yes, yes. ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: what is the context- - what is the context of that quote? >> a friend of mine makes these shirts. sayittomyshirt.org. there's a lot of questions that we ask in 2018 and 2017. it just eliminates the first question. "is donald trump a...?" yes, he's a racist. >> stephen: does this benefit? it's an org, so is it a nonprofit? >> yes, yes. i don't take any of the money. all the proceeds go to-- we did the boys and girls club

kamau bell. ♪ i bumped into him in the cnn scene room recently fondling his emmy, and i asked him, "kamauanywhere on earth for like a mash-up episode of my show and yours, where would that be?" he said kenya. so, here we are, "united shades unknown" or "parts united." scratch that. that doesn't sound good.

talking to me a bit earlier to get the thoughts now he's joined us he's a syrian military analyst kamau you very welcome what do you think the message is here from russia do you think it is a blunt one to everybody saying look don't try and bomb syria anymore or is it perhaps something more subtle. i think it's a mixture of both there's been a lot of different air forces in the air and these really isn't the russians have had a deacon flitting line for the last twelve months which is made sure there hasn't been an accident such as this but now that this is happening often russia is not going to take any other chance in terms of its own safety would alter for serious safety because syria has been under a bombing from the israelis and also some of the other nato countries so this now means that syria can defend itself as well as russian pilots and air defense will be beefed up as well so do you think it will prevent then other countries from deciding to bomb syria. if you know they're fully make them think again the israelis of earlier this year lost a plane as well because of syrian air

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the kamau is kenyan. it is like naming a kid michael here.i told them, they were like you have to come to kenya. when i got there, millions said, welcome home. >> so what is it like to travel with tony? what is that experience like? >> i had been watching him for years like from all of his shows. so i had been sitting on the couch for years going, man, that could be cool, just like everyone else had. not only did we film the show, but we hung out before and after the show. he gave me a lot of advice about how to be on tv and he gave me ideas. it is fantasy camp and you get to watch it. >> we had the narration because this show was pretty much complete when he died. it is remarkable to hear his voice. >> it took me two weeks to get through the whole thing. it was a lot to take in. i came back excited and then shortly after we came back, i found out he died. they did a lot of care that because he had passed away, they did it in a special way. >> you had been friendly. but you were becoming friends. >> yeah. >> you were about to become good frie

kamau bell joins me. what was it like working with tony on this?know it was really, i'm not saying, it was a crime come truchl i had been watching him for four years on c in n and on the food network and sitting on my girlfriend's house and saying how'd he do that? when i got here, i got the bonus round. at the emmy, he says, do you want to do something together? i felt i won a contest. >> the thing that struck me, i never traveled with him. he would force me to eat. >> we talked about that, enjoying you to seat this. >> but the thing i always took aafrom watching his shows is they were real journey, you fell it's an immersive journey. >> he talked a lot about the art of tv. he actually showed me a clip of the west virginia show, how he was working on this segment. he really was trying to get the music to workful he approached it. this was his life's work. >> the first time i understand you had actually visited affect? >> it was my first time at one point he said, where do you want to go? the kenya name is kokuyu. he hadn't been to kenya either. >>

i bring that up now just in its own right, but also, in your film, "sorry to bother you," you have kamaung an appearance, who also was thrown out of a -- or asked to leave a berkeley restaurant when he went in a few years ago. boots riley: youou know, we've got thousands of -- hundreds of people of color in this movie, and i bet you they all have incidents similar to that that have happened to them in their life. anand yeah, and it's -- what's interesting, in part 1, i think i talked about having quit -- or maybe that was this part -- having q quit doing musisic after our secocond album to start an organization called the young comrades. and one of our big campaigns was at the lake in california -- in oakland -- amy goodman: lake merritt. boots riley: lake merritt, people of color had started hanging around at the lake, and it always has been this. but i think sometimes when people buy or rent near a place like lake merritt or some other public park, they feel like it's theirs. and they feel like they've paid more money to have it. and so, folks that lived around the lake went lodging co

kamau bell joins me. >> what was it like working with tony on this?ot saying, it was a dream come true. i had been watching him for four years on cnn and on the food network and sitting on my girlfriend's house and saying how'd he do that? when i got here, i got the bonus round. at the emmy, he says, do you want to do something together? i felt i won a contest. >> the thing that struck me, i never traveled with him. he would force me to eat. >> we talked about that, enjoying you to seat this. >> but the thing i always took away from watching his shows is they were real journey, you fell it wasn't just shot nor television. it's an immersive journey. >> he talked a lot about the art of tv. he actually showed me a clip of the west virginia show, how he was working on this segment. he really was trying to get the music to workful he approached it. this was his life's work. he wasn't just the host of the show. >> the first time i understand you actually visited africa? >> it was my first time at one point he said, where do you want to go? the kenya name is

footage already been captured of his travels around the globe including this journey to kenya with cnn's kamauwhat i am aware of too on this trip is still that thing about like not wanting to feel like i have come home. you know? >> mm-hmm. >> and yet there is a sense that there is this diasporic connection even though i did not come from kenya. you know. it's nice to have that connection. even if the frame that that connection was built through was colonialism. even though that's not -- you know. it's the good part of colonialism. it brings people together. >> this has got to be compulsory viewing. if you ever run for president, this should be compulsory viewing. i do think a lot of perspectives will be opened up. a lot of minds will be changed. this is on a very personal note. like the idea that i'm sitting here with you doing this now, knowing where my life and career have come, it's pretty cool. >> the final series of "parts unknown" starts sunday night at 9:00. thanks so much for joining us. "ac 360" starts right now. >>> good evening. we've intended to bring you an exclusive interview wi

kamau bell on the trip of a lifetime. take a look at this. >> who gets to tell the stories?stion asked often. the answer, in this case, for better or for worse, is i do. at least this time out. ♪ first time on this continent. >> yes. >> it's unbelievable. >> astonishing. >> i always wanted to do it. >> try that in new york. >> new york, in your mind, is where the writer's life was. >> cheers. >> superb and crazy. ♪ >> "parts unknown," the final episodes, starts tomorrow at 9:00 on cnn. stop acting the same old way.to in today's complex world, you need a partner that is driven to provide you with better solutions for these challenging times, one that is willing to disrupt the industry, and break free from conventional thinking. (thudding) we are a different kind of financial company. we are athene, and we are driven to do more. and i don't add up the years. but what i do count on is boost®. delicious boost® high protein nuritional drink now has 33% more protein, along with 26 essential vitamins and minerals boost® high protein. be up for life. boost® high protein. you don't s

million of those are people who've been displaced time and time again through this now eight year war kamau they don't live in any form of comfort they haven't been able to rebuild their lives they are dependent on aid handouts and that's one of the concerns of course in full on escalation starts will aid still be able to get in the second category that save people in it but those boys live there they live in the cities and again concerns that we've heard from the head of turkey the turkish red crescent here saying that the military groups and there's many of those on the ground just to highlight how complicated the situation is are also within the city so it's very difficult there are no clear front lines for any military operation to target so people are stuck as always in this war the civilians have no say whatsoever and they're just literally waiting to see how it's all going to unfold just briefly kemal it's going to unfold in one of two ways either a military offensive or political track or a bit of both how exactly it's going to play out at this point still nobody knows right context

good to be with you kamau i think the iranian government in this case is hitting three targets three killing three birds with the same stone on the one hand it's sending it retaliating against the kurdistan democratic party of iran and its own iranian opposition groups that have increasing escalated their activism and militancy inside you're going into a tory. and so this is retaliation and of course some of these political arena and critics opposition parties and groups have been trying to approach washington d.c. and find a foothold in the increase american efforts in curbing iranian influence in the region but also pressuring iran to change its behavior so this is very specific to one of the iranians enemies i think the second recipient of this message is iraq key political parties at large including inside the kurdistan regional government that has been there increased pressure from the united states to side with parties and elements in iraq you politics interest conflicts and factionalism that are farther away from iranian influence that giving their back to iran and iran's infl